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R19 Mexico City · --:--:--
  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
03/08/1998 · Round 1 of 16 · 58 laps

Australia

Pole Häkkinen 1:30.010Fastest lap Häkkinen 1:31.649 (R38)Winning time 1:31:45.996

All about the circuit →
2Coulthard+0.702
1Häkkinen
3Frentzen+1 lap
R1 AustraliaR2 BrazilR3 ArgentinaR4 San MarinoR5 SpainR6 MonacoR7 CanadaR8 FranceR9 Great BritainR10 AustriaR11 GermanyR12 HungaryR13 BelgiumR14 ItalyR15 LuxembourgR16 Japan

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Mika HäkkinenFastest lapMcLaren1581:31:45.9963MercedesBridgestone
2David CoulthardMcLaren258+0.7022MercedesBridgestone
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams657+1 lap1MecachromeGoodyear
4Eddie IrvineFerrari857+1 lap1FerrariGoodyear
5Jacques VilleneuveWilliams457+1 lap1MecachromeGoodyear
6Johnny HerbertSauber557+1 lap1PetronasGoodyear
7Alexander WurzBenetton1157+1 lap2PlaylifeBridgestone
8Damon HillJordan1057+1 lap2Mugen-HondaGoodyear
9Olivier PanisProst2157+1 lap1PeugeotBridgestone
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenetton743Broken wing2PlaylifeBridgestone
DNFJean AlesiSauber1241Engine1PetronasGoodyear
DNFJarno TrulliProst1526Gearbox0PeugeotBridgestone
DNFRicardo RossetTyrrell1925Gearbox1FordGoodyear
DNFMika SaloArrows1623Gearbox1ArrowsBridgestone
DNFEsteban TueroMinardi1722Engine2FordBridgestone
DNFShinji NakanoMinardi228Halfshaft1FordBridgestone
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrari35Engine0FerrariGoodyear
DNFPedro DinizArrows202Gearbox0ArrowsBridgestone
DNFRalf SchumacherJordan91Collision0Mugen-HondaGoodyear
DNFJan MagnussenStewart181Collision0FordBridgestone
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrell131Spun off0FordGoodyear
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart140Gearbox0FordBridgestone

Race

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Places gained

  1. Panis21→9+12
  2. Irvine8→4+4
  3. Wurz11→7+4
  4. Frentzen6→3+3
  5. Hill10→8+2
  6. Häkkinen1→10
  7. Coulthard2→20
  8. Villeneuve4→5-1
  9. Herbert5→6-1

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Fastest pit stops

  1. 1Häkkinen11.242R36
  2. 2Coulthard21.931R42
  3. 3Wurz22.398R20
  4. 4Fisichella22.885R22
  5. 5Coulthard23.319R25
  6. 6Häkkinen23.546R24
  7. 7Fisichella23.775R41
  8. 8Frentzen24.314R33
  9. 9Hill24.907R39
  10. 10Salo25.448R19

Time in the pit lane from entry to exit, in seconds.

Stints of the top 10

  1. Häkkinen24124183 stops
  2. Coulthard2517162 stops
  3. Frentzen33241 stop · +1 lap
  4. Irvine33241 stop · +1 lap
  5. Villeneuve28291 stop · +1 lap
  6. Herbert27301 stop · +1 lap
  7. Wurz2016212 stops · +1 lap
  8. Hill1920182 stops · +1 lap
  9. Panis28291 stop · +1 lap

Stint length in laps, worked out from the pit stops. Which tyre compound was used per stint needs a licence for timing data, so it is not shown here. Lapped drivers covered fewer laps, so their bar ends earlier.

Teammate battles

  1. McLarenHäkkinen 1:Coulthard 2
  2. WilliamsFrentzen 3:Villeneuve 5
  3. FerrariIrvine 4:Schumacher DNF
  4. SauberHerbert 6:Alesi DNF
  5. BenettonWurz 7:Fisichella DNF
  6. JordanHill 8:Schumacher DNF
  7. ProstPanis 9:Trulli DNF
  8. TyrrellRosset DNF:Takagi DNF
  9. ArrowsSalo DNF:Diniz DNF
  10. MinardiTuero DNF:Nakano DNF
  11. StewartMagnussen DNF:Barrichello DNF

Retirements

  1. FisichellaBroken wingBenetton
  2. AlesiEngineSauber
  3. TrulliGearboxProst
  4. RossetGearboxTyrrell
  5. SaloGearboxArrows
  6. TueroEngineMinardi
  7. NakanoHalfshaftMinardi
  8. SchumacherEngineFerrari
  9. DinizGearboxArrows
  10. SchumacherCollisionJordan
  11. MagnussenCollisionStewart
  12. TakagiSpun offTyrrell
  13. BarrichelloGearboxStewart

This race in history

2 races here since 1996Won from pole: 0 of 2

Win from furthest back (P4): David Coulthard 1997

Previous winners here

  1. 1997 David Coulthard McLaren
  2. 1996 Damon Hill Williams
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.